Gary Bennett Notable

b. April 17, 1972 · Philadelphia Phillies 1995–1996, 1998–2001, New York Mets 2001, Colorado Rockies 2001–2002, San Diego Padres 2003, Milwaukee Brewers 2004, Washington Nationals 2005, St. Louis Cardinals 2006–2007, Los Angeles Dodgers 2008

Gary Bennett played for eight clubs across 14 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1995 and closing with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2008.

Across 587 games he batted .241, with 408 hits and 141 runs. He finished with 22 home runs, 74 doubles and 6 stolen bases.

He played 558 games behind the plate, with 2,915 putouts and 27 errors. He turned 21 double plays.

He was born in Waukegan, IL, USA on April 17, 1972. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1995	PHI	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
1996	PHI	6	16	0	4	0	0	0	1	2	6	0	.250
1998	PHI	9	31	4	9	0	0	0	3	5	5	0	.290
1999	PHI	36	88	7	24	4	0	1	21	4	11	0	.273
2000	PHI	31	74	8	18	5	0	2	5	13	15	0	.243
2001	COL/NYM/PHI	46	131	15	32	6	1	2	10	12	24	0	.244
2002	COL	90	291	26	77	10	2	4	26	15	45	1	.265
2003	SDP	96	307	26	73	15	0	2	42	24	48	3	.238
2004	MIL	75	219	18	49	14	0	3	20	22	32	1	.224
2005	WSN	68	199	11	44	7	0	1	21	21	37	0	.221
2006	STL	60	157	13	35	5	0	4	22	11	30	0	.223
2007	STL	59	155	12	39	7	0	2	17	8	16	1	.252
2008	LAD	10	21	1	4	1	0	1	4	2	0	0	.190
Career	—	587	1690	141	408	74	3	22	192	139	270	6	.241

On this day & linked events

1972

Born April 17, 1972

Waukegan, IL, USA

1995

Major-league debut: Gary Bennett

Gary Bennett made a major-league debut on September 24, 1995.

2008

Final major-league game: Gary Bennett

Gary Bennett played a final major-league game on May 18, 2008.

Image: Rudi Riet, CC BY-SA 2.0